By: Kathryn
Easter is a non-religious holiday in fact was originally a pagan festival. It was thought of around A.D. 325. Easter has been celebrated since about the fourth century and is only religious to Christians. The day that Easter was celebrated in on based on a day it is based on lunar calendar. The cross is not only a year round symbol but is also an Easter symbol to. The Easter bunny has been around since the pagans festivals. The eggs that we paint are a symbol of rebirth. Some people go to church hide Easter eggs or paint them. Also people get togher with family and have a big dinner. Many people have big service at church if they don’t think that it is reglious then they don’t have anything to do with or they don’t celebrate it at all. Egg hunts are very popular for business they hold them at their business. In pagan time people held spring festivals. It depends on what religion you are if you celebrate








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